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Last-place Japan with little to play forThe Daily Yomiuri, Aug 7
For Japan, few games in recent years against South Korea can have had less meaning than tonight's East Asian championship clash in the final round of matches in the regional competition....
After losing to North Korea in the opening game and then fighting back from two goals down to draw with China, there is no way the Asian champions can win a title they so narrowly missed out on clinching less than two years ago....
But with that aim now out of reach as Japan sits in last place in the standings, Zico has another, more pertinent aim in mind as he looks to continue his team's preparations for next year's World Cup finals. ...more...
